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Performance TitleDekho! Burma Reunion 1955
Performance Date3 June 1955
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersDon Arden,
Issy Bonn,
Francis Day and Her 'Knights',
The Goldwyn Girls,
Leslie Hutchinson,
Hal Monty,
Stainless Stephen,
Jack Train,
Elsie and Doris Waters
George Elrick (community singing),
Lind Joyce,
Vera Lynn,
Beryl Templeman,
June Birch,
Rueb Silver and Marion Day - piano
Secondary PerformersBarry Gray,
Terry Warner,
Les Paul,
Johnny Franz,
Arthur Tatler - piano,
Sylvia Lee - accoridan
Orchestra or BandRoyal Marines School of Music,
Memorial Silver Trumpets of The Royal Marines School of Music and The Drums of The Royal Marines,
Ron George amd Frank Gresson Quartet,
Pipes and Drums of The 1st Battalion. London Scottish,
The Gordon Highlanders
ChoirsThe Butlin Choir
ConductorsLt.-Colonel F Vivian-Dunn,
Glyn Jones
Royal PresenceHRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh,
Earl of Mountbatten,
Countess of Mountbatten
Performance NotesThe Duke of Edinburgh and the Earl and Countess Mountbatten were the principal guests at the Ninth Burma Reunion held at the Royal Albert Hall. The 4,000 veterans heard speeches by the Duke and Lord Mountbatten.

The event ws broadcast on BBD Radio from 19:40-20:13.

Film footage of this event is available from British Pathe (Film ID 529.22). Running time 1min 40secs.

Associated Press Archives holds B&W British Movietone footage of the event (BM63719).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1955/83)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/rlFr7HOrys5bt
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1955/83Dekho! Burma Reunion 19553 June 1955
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
_Homibob_SasDekho! - Burma Reunion 19551
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/8798Arden; Don (4 January 1926 – 21 July 2007); English music manager, agent, and businessman
DS/UK/6595Bonn; Issy (21 April 1903- 21 April 1977); British comedian, singer and actor
DS/UK/7280Day; Frances (1908-1984); American actress and singer
DS/UK/8538Hutchinson; Leslie George "Jiver" (1906-1959); Jamaican jazz trumpeter, bandleader
DS/UK/2214Stainless Stephen (1892-1971); English comedian
DS/UK/6731Train; Jack (1902-1966); British actor
DS/UK/2949Waters; Florence 'Elsie' (1893-1990); OBE; British comedian
DS/UK/2950Waters; Doris (1904-1978); OBE; British comedian
DS/UK/7886Elrick; George (1903-1999); British musician, impresario, radio presenter
DS/UK/8668Joyce; Lind (1918–1971); Engish actress
DS/UK/3507Lynn; Dame; Vera (20 March 1917-18 June 2020); CH DBE OStJ; English singer
DS/UK/11961Templeman; Beryl (fl 1950s); British-Indian vocalist
DS/UK/9957Birch; June (c.1934); British trumpeter
DS/UK/8801Gray; Barry (1908-1984); British musician, composer
DS/UK/8498Franz; John Charles (1922-1977); British record producer, pianist
DS/UK/12669Royal Marines School of Music (RMSoM); 1903-; British military music school
DS/UK/11963Gordon Highlanders Drums and Pipes; c1790s-1990s; British Army infantry regimental band
DS/UK/6483Dunn; Sir; Francis Vivian (1908-1995); KCVO OBE FRSA; Music director, conductor
DS/UK/9751Jones; Glyn (fl 1950s); Welsh conductor
DS/UK/18764Goldwyn Girls (fl 1930s-1950s)
DS/UK/18766Monty; Hal (fl 1950s); British comedian
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